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Video: Lightning, hail and flooding around metro Denver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Heavy storms moved into the Denver metro Monday which brought lightning and hail and caused flooding. The Pinpoint Weather team said showers and thunderstorms were possible on Monday evening for Denver and may not end until around midnight. The storms will be slowly moving which could lead to heavy rain in some spots.One video shows a series of lightning in northeast Denver, while another shows hail in Castle Rock.Daniel and Laura Raymond's son, Hudson, decided to make a street in Castle Rock into a water park and floated down it like a lazy river on a tube. Streets in Douglas and Larimer counties were flooded, and police were warning drivers not to proceed through deep water. "Four cars underwater, no one is trapped. DO NOT try to drive through standing water, it is extremely dangerous," the Douglas County Sheriff's Office posted on the X platform. FOX31 viewer Monty Williams captured a photo of a funnel cloud near Nunn. The Pinpoint Weather team said skies will cl...

Pressure to crack down on exposure to PFAs mounts

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Forever chemicals are back in headlines in Colorado after news broke of the chemicals showing up in the metro.Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – known as PFAS -- present in Colorado's waters are gaining attention but experts will tell you that's not the only place these substances are lurking."It's nearly indestructible and it's labeled forever chemicals. When these PFAS get into our communities, it could take hundreds of years for them to break down if they ever do," Danny Katz of CoPIRG said. He said Colorado is leading the way when it comes to controlling PFAS or forever chemicals, but there is more work to be done."The number one thing we need to do is that we just need to stop it at the source. Once PFAs get out there, they are really, really hard to do anything with. The best thing we can do right now is kind of control them and put them in an isolated place," Katz said. Report: Suncor had some of the highest numbers of tail gas and acid flares PFAS can b...

Exclusive body cam footage captures crash and arrest of reckless driver on Ocean Drive

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

A man fled police after losing control behind the wheel, then making a run for it. The guy took off from a traffic stop but ended up being taken down at gunpoint.“Crawl out. Keep your hands where I can see them. Crawl on your f***ing knees,” said a cop, caught on body cam video. Officers pointed their guns at 26-year-old Antonio Moton, who they said led them on chases across town before hiding in the bushes of a hotel pool area, as seen on body camera video obtained exclusively by 7news.“Don’t move, don’t move,” officers said, heard in the footage.Police said that prior to the arrest, Moton, who’s from Jackson, Mississippi, first smashed into one of the lift barriers on Ocean Drive before running and being caught. It happened on June 23rd.Miami Beach police said it all began with an attempted traffic stop of a driver who had windows that were too dark and who wore his seatbelt improperly.Officers shouted multiple times for the driver to stop...

Scooter rider hospitalized after Miami Beach hit-and-run; Police searching for driver

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

A scooter went up in flames after a hit-and-run on the streets of Miami Beach, sending the rider to the hospital. The search is on for the person who slammed into him. Just feet from Miami Beach’s famous Lincoln Road, a fiery crash has police trying to track down the driver who left a scooter rider to die.A witness reacted to the incident moments after the wreck happened around 7 p.m. on Monday night.“I tell you, in today’s accident, people don’t stop.”A couple of witnesses tell 7News that a red BMW hit the scooter on 16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, sending the rider straight to the ground. “He was going to turn to the right, and the red car t-boned him and he flew,” said witness Carlos Farreyo. Minutes later, first responders arrived, quickly loading the victim into the back of an ambulance. He was rushed to Jackson Memorial Hospital, wheeled in wearing a neck brace.Firefighters doused the scooter with water, becoming just a charred...

Kyiv’s Motherland monument gets a makeover — but at what cost?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

KYIV — Ukrainians are always looking for ways to give the middle finger to Russia. But many locals are now asking if radically altering the iconic Motherland monument to remove a hammer and sickle is the best way of using the country’s wartime resources.The 62-meter-tall statue of a woman — affectionally known locally as Baba — has stood atop a hill on the right bank of Kyiv since 1981. Sternly looking east, she holds a 16-meter-long sword in her right hand and an eight-meter-long shield in her left. But there’s a problem for a country at war: on the shield are the hammer and sickle, the symbols of the industrial worker and the peasant used as the emblem of the former Soviet Union.On Sunday, workers started dismantling the Soviet emblem — piece by piece.“We wanted to watch, but they did not allow us to come close for security reasons,” Viktoria Andrienko, a Ukrainian woman who arrived to watch the dismantling process with her family on Monday, told PO...

Ukraine’s plan if Russia assassinates Zelenskyy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe. WASHINGTON — When Volodymyr Zelenskyy was asked whether he was worried by Russian attempts to kill him, he answered he couldn’t afford to be.“If I were thinking about it constantly, I would just shut myself down, very much like Putin now who doesn’t leave his bunker,” the Ukrainian leader said in an interview with CNN last month. “Of course, my bodyguards should think how to prevent this from happening, and this is their task. I don’t think about it.”While it’s a question Zelenskyy understandably isn’t eager to contemplate, it’s also one his supporters at home and abroad can’t afford to ignore. Ever since he rebuffed an evacuation offer by telling his would-be American rescuers “I need ammunition, not a ride,” the Ukrainian president has played a key role in mustering international support for the fight against Russia.No wonder Russian lawmakers and ultra-nationalist military bloggers have formed a chorus demanding he be targe...

Germany learns to be a team player

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

Benjamin Tallis is a senior research fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations, where he heads the “Action Group Zeitenwende.”With Germany under pressure to deliver on its stuttering Zeitenwende — the promised sea change in its defense policy — any progress is now welcome. And this is the view not just in Berlin, but in all allied capitals where policymakers understand what such a change could mean for NATO and European defense.It’s true that Germany has come a long way since February 2022, moving from the shameful 5,000 helmets to become a major supplier of heavy weapons to Ukraine. Yet, this has largely been in response to severe pressure from allies. And, too often, Berlin has continued to act alone in its naked and short-term self-interest, which has repeatedly aggravated its partners and will do Germany no favors in the long-term.Therefore, it’s refreshing that a new procurement deal for Main Battle Tanks (MBTs) seems to show that Germany is learning lessons. This deal ...

Father, daughter share story of survival after plane crash in Stow

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

A father and daughter who survived a plane crash in Stow earlier this month are now back home, continuing their recoveries just over a week after the crash that sent the two of them and a family member to the hospital. The crash happened on Sunday, July 23. On Monday, Rob Bauer and his daughter, Daniela Bauer, spoke to 7NEWS, remembering the terrifying moment their pilot told them their plan was going down.“We were getting pretty close to the trees,” Daniela said. “He was funny, he said ‘I can’t go back up. We’re just going to have to have a crash landing.’” Daniela continued, saying the last thing she remembers from the crash was the front of the plane hitting the trees. “I don’t know if I had more than a couple of seconds to get ready,” Rob said. “That’s when panic set in. I saw lots of green and impact and then I blacked out.” Stow emergency officials in a statement said they responded to the area of Taylor Road near Minute Man Air Field around 1 p.m. on July 23 af...

Two people taken to hospital after shooting in Boston

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

Boston police were investigating Monday night after a report of shots fired near the intersection of School Street and Arcadia Street, police said. A Boston police spokesperson said emergency crews responded around 9:30 p.m. after a report of two people shot. The spokesperson said two people were later taken to Boston Medical Center for treatment. There was no information immediately available on the condition of the people who were hurt. Police said there were no arrests as of Monday night and their investigation was ongoing. Police were spotted at one point circling the neighborhood around the shooting site with K9s. Police cleared the scene shortly before 10:20 p.m.This is a developing story; stay with 7NEWS on-air and online for the latest updates.

Chicago Cubs acquire third baseman Jeimer Candelario from Washington Nationals for two prospects to add needed power

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

The Cubs have made their first trade deadline move.The organization acquired infielder Jeimer Candelario and a cash consideration from the Washington Nationals two prospects, left-hander DJ Herz and infielder Kevin Made, before Monday’s game.The switch-hitting Candelario gives the Cubs much-needed power as the best rental bat available on the trade market. In 99 games with the Nationals this year, Candelario, who is a free agent after the season, has hit 30 doubles and 16 home runs with a 128 OPS+.Although Candelario has predominately played third base during his eight big-league seasons, he’s also started 60 games at first base, most recently for the Tigers in 2020. His defensive flexibility at the corner infield spots can help the Cubs’ two weakest offensive positions.The Cubs have especially struggled with quality production at first base. Five players have been used there this year, combining for minus-2.7 Wins Above Replacement with Trey Mancini owning a team-...